Hundred tonnes of food grains supplied to Sudan: Mission SAGAR-II

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As part of ‘Mission Sagar-II’, the Government of India is providing assistance to friendly foreign countries. INS Airavat is going to provide 100 tonnes of food consignments to Sudan.

Mission Sagar-II follows the first ‘Mission Sagar’ undertaken in May-June 2020, wherein India reached out to Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros, and provided food aid and medicines. And now, with Mission Sagar-II, India will deliver food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea.

Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles along with La Réunion are part of Indian Ocean Commission. India has recently become an observer to the Commission. The assistance is in line with India’s role as the first responder in the Indian Ocean region.

Mission Sagar-II is said to be in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of Security and Growth and it also highlights the importance accorded by India to relations with her maritime neighbours and further strengthens the existing bond. It was launched in 2015. It is India’s strategic vision for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The Indian Navy is progressing this mission in close coordination with the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs, and other agencies of the Government of India.